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In 2015, we first reported on SAGE-547 (SAGE Therapeutics), a new medication for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD). SAGE-547, now called brexanolone, is a neurosteroid, an analogue of allopregnanolone and an allosteric modulator of GABAA receptors. Since that time, Sage Therapeutics has conducted three randomized controlled trials, enrolling a total of 247 women diagnosed… Read More »

Years ago, I heard from a stoner acquaintance that he remained perennially high as a way to control his glaucoma. At the time, I had little idea what glaucoma was and thought the story was fishy, but in the years since I’ve found that there’s plenty of evidence that marijuana does, in fact, reduce eye… Read More »